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I have been training for close to 15 years… and I have dealt with a LOT of injuries. I think as your knowledge of the sport grows as a coach and competitor, so does your knowledge grow of dealing with and training around injuries. At this point in my life, its not IS something going to hurt today but WHAT is going to hurt the most and how am I going to train around it.

MMA fighter and former “Bully Beatdown” TV host Jason Miller today pleaded not guilty to a charge of resisting and obstructing officer after a police standoff earlier this month at his home in Mission Viejo, Calif, according to ABC7 in Los Angeles:

In a note reportedly written prior to a failed suicide attempt, MMA fighter War Machine addresses friends and family before eventually suggesting that “society has killed men” and that he “was never meant to live in this era anyway.”

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and current Bellator attraction Quinton Jackson was recently on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson talking about his admiration for Hollywood action icon Liam Neeson, who starred alongside "Rampage" in The A-Team movie. Unfortunately, it sounds like the Taken star has seen enough from the Memphis native to last him his entire career and won't be returning any of Jackson's phone calls. Unless, of course, there is a tutu involved.

Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) commentator Mike Goldberg returned to the gridiron on Sunday (Oct. 12, 2014) to call the action for the Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions football game for NFL on FOX.

UFC commentator and semi-retired fighter Dan Hardy responded on Twitter to news that former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was 'a real piece of s--t' when news broke that Hughes would be part of an African safari hunting television show. A screen grab of his words are provided. Link to the Tweet is here.

During one of his matches at the NoGi Worlds, Henderson appeared to have a toothpick in his mouth, reigniting the infamous “toothpick gate”. If you recall, back at UFC on FOX 5, while Henderson was defending his title against Nate Diaz, UFC fans caught a glimpse of the champion stashing a toothpick away in his mouth.

Diaz faces a total of eight charges, including DUI, DUI with an alcohol or drug level above .08, unsafe speed for prevailing conditions, failing to appear after written promise, driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest.